We’re excited to launch the new 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 project, focused on strengthening the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwDs) across the Western Balkans.
Led by the German organization Arbeiter Samariter Bund Deutschland e.V. and funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the project will span 44 months, from September 1, 2024, to April 30, 2028.
Partners:
LIR Civil Society (LIR CD) LIR CD
PREDA Plus PREDA Plus Foundation
Alfa Center Alfa Centar Niksic
Community Development Institute (CDI) CDI Macedonia – ИРЗ Македонија
Initiative for development and cooperation (IDC) IDC Serbia
Albanian Disability Rights Foundation (ADRF) Albanian Disability Rights Foundation
The main goal of the project is to promote the inclusion of PwDs through regional cooperation and development in the Western Balkans.
Specifically, the project aims to empower PwDs and their organizations through regional dialogue and advocacy, sharing best practices, and jointly developing community support systems.
In the target communities, representatives from various sectors will enhance their ability to coordinate and implement joint initiatives that promote social investments in education and employment for over 20,000 PwDs. During implementation, recommendations on effective partnerships between the public, private, and civil sectors will be developed.
During the project, PwDs and their organizations will use forums for regional dialogue and networking to define needs at the local, national, and regional levels.
By sharing best practices related to partnerships between the public, private, and civil sectors, the project will lay the foundation for restructuring social investment funds to better support PwD inclusion.